demographic pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdemographicandpressure
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demographic
adjective
uk/ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪk/us/ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪk/
relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofdemographicandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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But, lately,demographicpressurehas aggravated this situation.
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Population density:demographicpressureon land, measured by the ratio of agricultural population over cultivated land.
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The resultingdemographicpressureexacerbated the competition between agriculture and pastoralism, activities pursued by all peoples present in the area.
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Behind all these developments, one clearly observesdemographicpressure, although its consequences varied from region to region.
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On the one hand, ifdemographicpressureis particularly strong, preference might be given to agricultural activities rather than afforestation.
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Therefore, the negative impact ofdemographicpressuremight thus be offset by the positive impact of technological progress.
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However, this negative impact is offset by the improvement of land quality and agricultural productivity, which can relievedemographicpressureon land.
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At a national scale, soil type, organic-matter status,demographicpressureand climate influenced the species composition of the nematode communities.
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Secondly, an inexorabledemographicpressureand a stagnating nonagricultural sector have resulted in a significant decline in the land-to-man ratio.
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Demographicpressurestimulated a multitude of individual decisions to move from one place to the next, thus promoting the formation of new economic and social links.
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All this provision has generally responded todemographicpressureof the rapidly increasing number of elderly people.
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The figures fordemographicpressureand medical progress represent the extent to which services need to grow to meet them.
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The economic pressure is there; thedemographicpressureis there; the pressure of migration is there already.
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As for land quality and scarcity, the estimation results give an evaluation of the importance ofdemographicpressureover land as a determinant for land-use choice between agriculture and forestry.
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There is still greatdemographicpressurein some parts of the country, but today the problem of outsourcing is on the table.
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There is a narrow tax base, a lack of skilled entrepreneurs, and rural poverty leading todemographicpressureon the urban areas.
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We have given a very clear commitment to provide adequate resources, taking into account bothdemographicpressureand the new responsibilities.
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If that is reduced and even the public sector funding stays level, there will be a net loss of welfare at a time of increasingdemographicpressure.
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We must recognise that, with thedemographicpressurethat we face, it will be increasingly difficult to recruit and retain the present numbers of regular personnel.
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In view of the criticaldemographicpressurein the region, the combination of this genocidal ideology and the advanced militarization of society creates an explosive political mixture.
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Making matters worse, within the city the river's bed was narrowed by encroaching construction due todemographicpressure.
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The second isdemographicpressure— to which reference is made in the motion and which has been acknowledged in many speeches today—and the impact of that on pensions.
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It was only in the second half of the 19th century that the island's population started to increase due todemographicpressurein the main settlement centers.
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